Re: ShowNext and random sort

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20572
interpreted = N
texte = At 7:56 PM 10/20/98, PCS Technical Support wrote: >Yes, there is a special RandSeed parameter you can add to searches that >will cause random sorting to be consistent. Just add RandSeed=nnnn to your >search (and make sure it appears in the ShowNext links too). Pick any >number, but make sure it's the same in all cases.But if you specify a specific random seed in your template, doesn't that mean that you would get *the same* sort results every time?o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+ o----------- Digital Frontier --+ o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+ o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: ShowNext and random sort (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. Re: ShowNext and random sort (Dave MacLeay 1998)
  3. Re: ShowNext and random sort (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. ShowNext and random sort (Trevor Crist 1998)
At 7:56 PM 10/20/98, PCS Technical Support wrote: >Yes, there is a special RandSeed parameter you can add to searches that >will cause random sorting to be consistent. Just add RandSeed=nnnn to your >search (and make sure it appears in the ShowNext links too). Pick any >number, but make sure it's the same in all cases.But if you specify a specific random seed in your template, doesn't that mean that you would get *the same* sort results every time?o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+ o----------- Digital Frontier --+ o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+ o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+ Dave MacLeay

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